THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015
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Sounders sign
defender Torres
SEATTLE (AP) — The
Seattle Sounders’ midseason
makeover continues as the
club has signed. Panamanian
central defender Roman
Torres.
Seattle announced
the signing of Torres on.
Wednesday,
the third
major
signing by
the club
in the past
10 days.
Seattle
has also signed Paraguayan
striker Nelson Valdez and
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Torres should instantly
help a defense that has
struggled of late as the
Sounders have dropped eight
of nine MLS matches.
Torres was previously
playing for Millonarios in
Colombia and is regarded
as the top defender on
Panama’s national team.
Ex-NFL player
writing book on
head trauma
NEW YORK (AP) —
Ben Utecht, the former NFL
tight end who became a
leading advocate for players
suffering from head trauma,
is working on a memoir.
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deal with the Simon &
Schuster imprint Howard
Books, the
FACES Abrams
Artists Agency
announced
Wednesday.
Ultrecht’s
book,
“Counting the
Days Until My
Utecht
Mind Slips
Away,” is
scheduled to come out in the
fall of 2016. He sustained
numerous concussions as
a player and struggles with
severe memory loss.
Utecht, 34, earned a
Super Bowl ring after
the 2006 season with the
Indianapolis Colts, but left
the NFL in 2009 after an
injury settlement with the
Cincinnati Bengals. He
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Congress about concussion
issues.
“If we didn’t
think this young
man would be
successful on the
football fi eld, in
our locker room,
he would not be
here.”
— Rex Ryan
Buffalo Bills head coach
after the Bills claimed
linebacker IK Enemkpali
off of waivers from the
Jets. Enemkpali was re-
leased yesterday by the
Jets after punching QB
Geno Smith in the jaw
during a locker room
scuffl e. Enemkpali was
on the Jets last season
when Ryan was coach.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1979 — Lou Brock of the
St. Louis Cardinals reaches
the 3,000-hit plateau with an
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pitcher Dennis Lamp.
1987 — Jackie Joyner-
Kersee equals the world
record in the women’s long
jump with a 24-5½ leap in
the Pan American Games
at Indianapolis. The record
was set in 1986 by Heike
Dreschler of East Germany.
2008 — Michael Phelps
swims into history as the
winningest Olympic athlete
ever with his 10th and 11th
career gold medals. He wins
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swims leadoff for the U.S.
800 freestyle relay team,
which shatters the world
mark by four seconds.
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Iwakuma throws no-hitter
Fourth no-hitter in
Mariners history
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, second from right, is greeted
by teammates after Iwakuma threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles
Wednesday in Seattle. It was Seattle’s fourth no-hitter in franchise history and
fi rst one since Felix Hernandez in 2012.
SEATTLE — Hisashi
Iwakuma became the second
Japanese-born pitcher in
major league history to
throw a no-hitter, leading
the Seattle Mariners to a 3-0
victory over the Baltimore
Orioles on Wednesday.
The right-hander struck
out seven and walked
three in the fourth no-hitter
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American League pitcher
in nearly three years. Hideo
Nomo threw big league two
no-nos after starting his
career in his home country
of Japan.
“I was aware of it obvi-
ously, but I felt it real deep
in my heart in the ninth
inning,” Iwakuma said
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Seattle
Baltimore
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through a translator. “Just
focusing on one hitter at a
time and I’m glad I got it
done.”
Philadelphia’s
Cole
Hamels — prior to his trade
to Texas — Washington’s
Max Scherzer and San
Francisco’s Chris Heston all
tossed no-hitters this season.
Third baseman Kyle
Seager made a nifty, twisting
over-the-shoulder catch in
foul territory to start the
ninth, but the 34-year-old
Iwakuma needed little help
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complete game and the
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Rough stock puts on a show to open Farm-City
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Ty Breuer of Mandan, N.D., rides Blue Wings from 81 points in bareback riding on Wednesday at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston.
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night of Farm-City
By SAM BARBEE
Staff Writer
Rough stock took the show Wednesday night during the night one of
Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, while the roping events proved to be a
bit disappointing.
In that roughstock, with particularly onery bulls at the end of the night,
several cowboys put on dazzling displays. ONe of them was 21-year-old
Zeke Thurston from Big Valley, Alberta, Canada.
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far and away the best score of the night.
“I’ve seen that horse lots this year so far, and it’s just been really good,”
Thurston said. “I was hopoing I’d do my part and ride her well. I feel like I
could’ve done a few things a little different, but overall I felt like it was really
good. She was really good today.”
There was a bit of pressure applied as he readied in the chute. It was
announced that if we could stay on for the full eight seconds, he would
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Oregon WR watches QB drama unfold as he makes comeback
Addison was a breakout
star at receiver for the Ducks
in 2013, with 61 catches for
890 yards and seven touch-
downs. It was expected that
Addison would be Mariota’s
favorite target in 2014, but
By ANNE M. PETERSON
in a spring scrimmage he
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tore the ACL in his right
knee and needed surgery.
EUGENE — After
There was talk that
injury kept him out of
Addison
might join the
Oregon’s march to the
Ducks for college football’s
national
championship
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game last season, wide
the team opted to preserve
receiver Bralon Addison
his redshirt. He looked sharp
is closely watching the
in the 2015 spring game,
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Photo/Marcio
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Sanchez,
File
Ducks’ quarterback posi-
tion as he prepares for his Oregon wide receiver Bralon Addison (11) carries the catching four passes for 50
ball during a football game in 2013. It was expected
yards and a touchdown.
comeback.
that Addison would be Mariota’s favorite target in
But the real surprise was
He’s become friends 2014, but in a spring scrimmage he tore the ACL in his
that Addison also completed
with Vernon Adams, the right knee.
three passes, including
Eastern Washington star
Naturally the questions
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who needs to pass one
more class to join the Ducks. he’s getting at the start of We’re comfortable with Darren Carrington in the
He also has chemistry with fall camp have to do with whichever guy gets the job,” second quarter.
“I feel great. Spring ball is
Jeff Lockie, who was the which QB he’d like to see Addison says. “We have full
a
big
curve for me and being
win
the
starting
nod
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able
to
get over the curve is
September.
that
they’ll
make
the
best
Marcus Mariota last season.
good and I’m feeling great
Addison is diplomatic.
decision for the team.”
Addison ready
after missing 14
to ACL injury
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going into fall camp,” he
said. “I’m just ready to get
out there and compete, and
just get ready to go.”
Obviously, who starts at
quarterback for the Ducks is
important to Addison.
Adams could join the
Ducks as early as Thursday
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needs to complete his degree
at Eastern Washington. A
star for the Eagles for the
past three seasons, Adams
announced in February
that he intended to play his
senior season at Oregon as a
graduate transfer.
The Ducks were one
of several teams courting
Adams, an FCS All-Amer-
ican who threw for 10,438
yards and 110 touchdowns
in three seasons at Eastern
Washington.
Adams has been working
out in Eugene while also
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